The New Cambridge History of the English Language: Volume 1 Context, Contact and Development
| Other author | Wright, Laura Editor |
| Other author | Hickey, Raymond 1954- Editor |
| Other author | Cambridge University Press. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Cambridge University Press |
| Description | 880 p. ill 23.500 x 015.900 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Cambridge Histories Online: Full Collection |
| Subjects |
| Series | The New Cambridge History of the English Language Ser. |
| Summary | Annotation This volume investigates the Indo-European and Germanic background to the English language, looking at how inherited elements of phonology and morphology survived into the Old English period. It then considers various kinds of contact between the first speakers of English and speakers of Celtic, Latin and Scandinavian, under different sociolinguistic circumstances. The manner in which initial standardisation of English took place, with considerable code-switching, and the structural changes which the language underwent in this early period are discussed. The various analytical methods used to examine the available data are considered in a dedicated chapter on philology. The volume also contains a set of longer chapters. These take a detailed look at various levels of language from phonology, morphology, syntax through to semantics and pragmatics, and include reviews of historical sociolinguistics and onomastics. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2024059806 |
| ISBN | 9781009205689 |
| ISBN | 1009205684 (Trade Cloth) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9781009205689 |
| Stock number | 00004933 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |